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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zhao Yu (ranked 4982 p4p, 545 weight class) and Gustav Rinaldi (ranked 23503 p4p, 683 weight class). Gustav Rinaldi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zhao Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustav Rinaldi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rinaldi's sensitive parts.
Yu has Rinaldi up against the cage in a clinch.
Yu lands an elbow that stopped Rinaldi in his tracks for a moment.
Rinaldi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yu after a bit of a struggle.
The referee calls for Yu to work.
Rinaldi tries for a takedown but Yu manages to get underhooks.
Yu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Yu.
Zhao Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yu wants to control but Rinaldi is keeping him busy.
Yu throws an elbow but Rinaldi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Yu working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yu is looking to take a break and control but Rinaldi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rinaldi is avoiding damage well.
Yu working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yu working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Yu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rinaldi tries to improve position but can't.
Yu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Yu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yu working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Rinaldi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu lands some shots froms side control.
Yu wants to control but Rinaldi is keeping him busy.
Yu working the body and head with strikes.
Rinaldi is looking for a sweep.
Yu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rinaldi keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rinaldi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yu's best efforts.
Yu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rinaldi has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yu is trying to control the action in half guard but Rinaldi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yu working the head and body with strikes.
Rinaldi taking some punishment here, with Yu in his half guard.
Rinaldi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yu.
Yu is trying to work for a kimura but Rinaldi is defending well.
Rinaldi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rinaldi trying to control but Yu postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yu connects with a nice short shot to Rinaldi's temple.
Yu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Yu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rinaldi keeps working.
Yu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rinaldi is not content to let Yu control the position.
Yu wants to free his trapped foot but Rinaldi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rinaldi is looking for a sweep. Yu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhao Yu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yu gets the takedown into side control.
Rinaldi is looking for a sweep.
Rinaldi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rinaldi is not content to let Yu control the position.
Yu working away.
Yu is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rinaldi's shoulder. That is not cool.
The strikes coming from Yu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ground and pound from Yu seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zhao Yu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rinaldi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yu working the head and body with strikes.
Yu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rinaldi, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinaldi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rinaldi trying to remain calm as Yu controls from the top position.
Yu working the body and head with strikes.
Rinaldi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yu misses with the ground and pound.
Yu working the ground and pound from side control.
Yu slows the pace down.
Rinaldi can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu trying to control the action but Rinaldi is working from the bottom.
Yu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rinaldi some visible discomfort.
Yu is looking to take a break and control but Rinaldi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yu misses with the ground and pound.
Yu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rinaldi can do to turn this around?
Yu working the ground and pound.
Yu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rinaldi some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi being controlled for a moment.
Yu is looking to take a break and control but Rinaldi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yu cracks Rinaldi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rinaldi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yu is working Rinaldi over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yu trying to control the position but Rinaldi is working away.
Yu lands some shots froms side control.
Yu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rinaldi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Yu controlling from side mount.
Rinaldi tries to bench press Yu off him but Yu keeps the position.
Yu happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rinaldi is not content to let Yu control the position.
Rinaldi struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhao Yu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jab by Yu.
Yu looks to land a combination but Rinaldi avoids it well.
Rinaldi is looking for the big counter here.
Yu misses with a two punch combination.
Yu closes the distance and clinches.
Yu stops a takedown attempt from Rinaldi.
Rinaldi has Yu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yu scores with a knee to the head.
Yu lands an elbow just above Rinaldi 's eye.
Yu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rinaldi.
Zhao Yu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustav Rinaldi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu scores with a knee to the head.
Rinaldi is rocked!
Yu pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Rinaldi! Yu unloads with more strikes and Rinaldi sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zhao Yu!
A very excited looking Zhao Yu rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Jones (ranked 2526 p4p, 350 weight class) and Reinhard Heydrich (ranked 4446 p4p, 518 weight class). Heydrich has chosen The Blonde Beast as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reinhard Heydrich!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heydrich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones tries to work over Heydrich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heydrich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Heydrich.
Jones misses with some punches.
Heydrich throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Heydrich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Heydrich on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Heydrich fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Heydrich tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones misses with some punches.
Heydrich can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Heydrich backwards.
Heydrich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
A right hand to the body from Heydrich.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones misses with the head strike.
Heydrich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heydrich's efforts to push away.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones presses Heydrich against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heydrich.
Heydrich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heydrich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heydrich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Heydrich.
Heydrich can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heydrich.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Heydrich blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Heydrich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Heydrich breaks the clinch.
Heydrich swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones tries to counter by clinching up but Heydrich breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heydrich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones tries to clinch there but Heydrich circles away.
Heydrich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heydrich cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Heydrich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Heydrich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heydrich lands a lovely overhand right.
Heydrich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heydrich misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws a head kick that Heydrich semi-blocks.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heydrich throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heydrich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heydrich is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Heydrich slips a straight right by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones tries to work over Heydrich's front leg with a kick but Heydrich checks it.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Heydrich.
Heydrich misses with a straight right.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heydrich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Heydrich looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Heydrich misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heydrich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heydrich.
As Heydrich tries to get set, Jones tries to push him back and clinch up but Heydrich manages to avoid the attempt.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Heydrich to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Heydrich's head but Heydrich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones slips under a jab from Heydrich.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heydrich fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Heydrich moves out of range easily.
Heydrich connects with a looping right hand.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Heydrich if he has to take too many more of those.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heydrich misses with a hook.
Heydrich lands a jab.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Heydrich circles away.
Heydrich lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Heydrich is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Heydrich avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones wants to clinch
and Heydrich counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Heydrich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heydrich punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones tries to clinch up but Heydrich circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Heydrich has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reinhard Heydrich dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heydrich lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Heydrich cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heydrich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heydrich moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Heydrich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heydrich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones tries to counter by clinching up but Heydrich breaks away and moves out of range.
Heydrich scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heydrich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heydrich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Heydrich moves out of range easily.
Heydrich throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heydrich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Heydrich.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heydrich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Heydrich misses.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Heydrich there.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heydrich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Heydrich. That snapped Jones's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Heydrich there.
A swing and a miss from Heydrich.
Jones tries to clinch but Heydrich is having none of it.
Heydrich misses the jab.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones throws a head kick but Heydrich moves out of range.
Heydrich misses with a looping right.
Heydrich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Heydrich.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heydrich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones delivers a nice body kick.
Jones slips a straight right by Heydrich.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heydrich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Jones backs off Heydrich throws a huge counter combo but Jones manages to avoid it all.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Heydrich blocks a head kick by Jones.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heydrich loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Reinhard Heydrich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jeremy Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heydrich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heydrich looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Heydrich lands a body punch.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heydrich.
Heydrich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heydrich.
Heydrich has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Heydrich wants to break free but Jones has control.
Heydrich lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Heydrich.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heydrich blocks an uppercut.
Heydrich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heydrich stalling.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heydrich manages to break the clinch.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Heydrich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Jones.
Heydrich blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones with a jab.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Heydrich lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Heydrich thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Heydrich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones wants to clinch.
Heydrich lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heydrich lands a lovely overhand right.
Heydrich connects with a single shot there.
Heydrich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Heydrich throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reinhard Heydrich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Heydrich moves his leg out of the way.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Heydrich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Heydrich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heydrich takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Heydrich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Heydrich.
As Heydrich tries to get set, Jones tries to push him back and clinch up but Heydrich manages to avoid the attempt.
Heydrich lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heydrich scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Heydrich scores with a nice right hand.
Jones wants to clinch up but Heydrich keeps it at a distance.
Heydrich misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones is rocked!
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heydrich lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Heydrich moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heydrich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Heydrich pounces like a tiger and cracks Jones with a vicious hook! Jones is down but not out! Heydrich follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Reinhard Heydrich!
Reinhard Heydrich took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Wolf (ranked 5586 p4p, 580 weight class) and Jack MaHogOff (ranked 3618 p4p, 458 weight class). Jack MaHogOff told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack MaHogOff!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MaHogOff throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wolf tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. MaHogOff is in Wolf's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MaHogOff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
MaHogOff is sitting in close to Wolf's body. Wolf has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! MaHogOff is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, MaHogOff is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Wolf.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chief Wolf!
Chief Wolf very nearly forgot to thank Woodshins' Ship amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bug Turd (ranked 2887 p4p, 370 weight class) and Max Onera (ranked 2941 p4p, 375 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bug Turd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Onera!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onera checks a low kick from Turd.
Onera throws out a powerful jab.
Turd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Onera throws out the jab.
Turd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Onera connects with a body shot that sends Turd's belly button to the back.
Onera has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Onera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Turd.
Turd displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Onera misses with a straight right.
Onera throws a series of punches but Turd moves out of range.
Onera throws an off balance right hand
and Turd counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Onera on the side of the head.
Onera steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Turd. That one must have hurt.
Turd throws the left hand but Onera avoids the punch easily.
Onera wants to counter with a clinch but Turd pushes him away.
Turd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Onera misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turd connects with a nice looking jab.
Onera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turd feints and then cracks Onera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Onera down.
Turd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Onera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turd counters with an outside leg kick.
Turd lands a slapping body shot.
Turd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Onera throws a lazy uppercut
and Turd counters with a leg kick.
Turd moves into the clinch.
Turd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Onera backwards.
Turd is pressed up against the cage. Onera has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Turd down to the mat. Turd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bug Turd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Onera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turd moves away.
Onera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Onera misses with a series of wild punches.
Onera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turd on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Onera.
Onera blocks a jab.
Turd gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Turd.
Onera jumps guard but Turd turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Onera is looking for a takedown.
Bug Turd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Onera.
Turd misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Turd - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Good body shot from Turd.
Nice body punch from Turd.
Turd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Onera lands a lovely overhand right.
Turd works the jab nicely.
Turd thows a body kick. Onera tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Onera misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Onera.
Turd misses with a hook.
Turd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Onera manages to avoid it.
Turd gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Turd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Onera backwards.
Turd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Onera.
Onera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Turd fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Turd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Onera.
Onera jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Onera misses
and Turd counters with a head kick. That will keep Onera thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Turd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turd scores with a jab to the body.
Turd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Onera doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Onera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turd counters with a body kick.
Turd digs a good body shot into Onera's ribs.
Onera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turd throws out a powerful jab.
Turd just misses with a punch to the body.
Onera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Onera ducks right into an uppercut from Turd.
Turd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Onera throws a jab when Turd was well out of range.
Onera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Onera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Onera throws a series of punches but Turd moves out of range.
Turd lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bug Turd dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Turd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Turd. That snapped Onera's head back.
Onera throws a hook but Turd avoids it easily.
Turd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bug Turd is winning the standup battle so far.
Onera throws a hook but Turd avoids it easily.
Onera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turd.
Turd moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Turd as he checks the leg kick.
Turd is looking to land body kicks.
Onera swings widly with a right hand
and Turd counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Onera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Onera misses.
Onera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Turd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Onera throws the left hand but Turd avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turd throws a body shot but no joy.
Turd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Onera in his tracks.
Onera might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Turd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Onera to score with a decent uppercut.
Onera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turd.
Good standup being displayed there by Turd as he connects with a hook.
Onera cracks Turd with a good jab.
Onera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turd connects with a leg kick. Onera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Onera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turd defending well as Onera loads up on a big left hand.
Onera misses with a low kick.
Turd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Onera throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Turd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turd moves out of range as Onera strikes.
Onera looks to score with a jab to the body but Turd is just out of range.
Onera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turd misses with a straight left.
Turd scores with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turd, right into the meat.
Onera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Onera misses.
Turd throws a big shot that misses.
Turd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Onera can do to turn this around?
Turd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Onera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Onera throws a poor cross that misses
and Turd counters with a straight right hand.
Onera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turd. Turd obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turd slips a straight right by Onera.
A shot to the body from Onera misses
and Turd finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Onera is breathing heavily.
Turd misses with a wild combination.
Onera misses with a straight right.
Onera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turd counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Onera. Turd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Onera thuds a left hand into Turd's body.
Turd throws a hook but Onera avoids it easily.
Turd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turd moves away from the strike by Onera.
Turd fails to land with a series of punches.
Onera misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Turd.
Turd throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Onera throws a shot from downtown. Turd moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Turd finds it's way through Onera's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Onera moves out of range of the body kick.
Turd throws a series of strikes that have Onera backpedaling.
Turd scores with a hook to the body. Onera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Turd.
Onera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turd throws a shot from downtown. Onera moves away and avoids it.
Onera takes one to the side of the head.
Turd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Onera.
Onera swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bug Turd dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Turd jabs Onera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Onera missing with a left hand there. Turd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Onera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turd.
Turd misses with a few strikes there.
Turd takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Onera throws a hook but Turd avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onera throws a body punch but Turd moves out of range.
Onera misses with a few strikes there.
Onera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Onera drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Onera blocks the body kick.
Onera connects with a nice looking jab.
Turd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turd lands a front kick.
Turd moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Onera misses with a hook.
A big left from Onera misses.
Onera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Onera on the side of the head.
Onera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Turd.
Onera scores with a sloppy right hand. Turd should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turd throws a body punch but Onera moves out of range.
Onera has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Turd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turd is looking to slow Onera down with leg kicks.
Turd blocks a low kick nicely.
Turd went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Onera misses with a series of wild punches.
Turd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Turd misses with a low kick.
Onera misses with an uppercut.
Onera misses with a hook
and Turd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Onera throws a series of punches but Turd avoids them all with ease.
Turd misses with a wild body shot.
As Turd backs off Onera throws a huge counter combo but Turd manages to avoid it all.
Turd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Onera's head backwards.
Onera looks to land a combination but Turd avoids it well.
Turd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turd blocks a jab.
Onera takes a swing at Turd's ribcage but misses.
Onera just misses with a punch to the body.
Onera takes one on the button.
Turd scores with a jab to the jaw.
Turd pushes Onera away with a front kick.
Onera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Onera throws a right and a left that Turd avoids nicely.
Max Onera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turd throws a jab when Onera was well out of range.
Turd connects with a leg kick. Onera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Onera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turd's waist but Turd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Onera off to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Turd misses the target.
Turd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Onera's calf.
Turd with a hook.
Onera looks to land a right hand but Turd moved out of range.
Turd half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Onera throws out the jab.
Onera throws a body shot but no joy.
Onera misses with a body punch
and Turd counters with a nice body kick.
Turd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Onera loads up on a big right hand but Turd slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turd.
Turd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Onera. That did some damage!
Turd throws a chopping leg kick but Onera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turd slips a straight right by Onera.
Onera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turd swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Onera misses with a wild body shot.
Turd works over Onera's head and body with a nice combination.
Onera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Turd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bug Turd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bug Turd!
A relieved looking Bug Turd thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Quick (ranked 3555 p4p, 452 weight class) and Juha Niska (ranked 1665 p4p, 259 weight class). Mike Quick has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juha Niska!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick misses with a two punch combination.
Niska takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Niska works Quick's body with a nice hook.
Quick throws an overhand right that lands on Niska's shoulder, as Niska tries to avoid the shot.
Quick fails to land with a series of punches.
Niska slips a straight right by Quick.
Niska lands with a right hand.
Quick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niska.
Niska slips a jab and a cross from Quick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Niska.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quick takes one on the button.
Niska bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Niska.
Quick's corner calls for a 1-2. Quick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Quick lands the left hand.
Niska lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quick swinging wildly here.
Niska looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Quick throws a shot from downtown. Niska moves away and avoids it.
Niska scores with a jab.
Quick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Quick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niska.
Quick thuds his right hand into Niska's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niska.
A decent looking cross lands there for Niska.
Quick missing with a left hand there. Niska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Niska scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quick in his tracks.
Quick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Niska lands with a nice body punch.
Decent striking displayed by Niska there.
Niska avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Niska lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Quick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Niska circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quick misses with a wild combination.
Quick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Niska.
Quick throws the left hand but Niska avoids the punch easily.
Quick throws a hook to the side of Niska's head but Niska sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Niska lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quick doesn't seem phased though.
Mike Quick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quick takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Mike Quick has been cut.
Quick moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Niska lands with an uppercut that bounces Quick off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Quick misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Niska, as that shot connected.
Quick is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Quick.
Niska connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Quick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niska throws a monster overhand right that drops Quick! Niska follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juha Niska!
During a confident post fight interview, Juha Niska thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Thompson (ranked 2190 p4p, 251 weight class) and Lani Kirby (ranked 2270 p4p, 259 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmy Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lani Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirby. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirby moves into the clinch.
Kirby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Kirby forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thompson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kirby.
Thompson pulls guard effortlessly.
Kirby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kirby would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Kirby from controlling successfully.
Kirby preventing the sweep.
Kirby looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thompson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kirby postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kirby might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Thompson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thompson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timmy Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson cracks Kirby with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lani Kirby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson has his takedown stuffed
letting Kirby counter with a right hand.
Kirby connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kirby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kirby to keep the fight standing.
Thompson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kirby walks away with a smile on his face. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Thompson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirby counters with a straight right hand.
Thompson dives in for a single leg takedown but Kirby sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A nice side step and Kirby releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kirby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the cage.
Kirby scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kirby is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thompson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but Kirby turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from Kirby.
Kirby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but Kirby turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thompson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kirby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Kirby lands with a light punch inside.
Kirby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirby lands with a short shot to the head.
Kirby slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kirby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kirby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kirby gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson being controlled against the cage.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Kirby won't allow it.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Kirby.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but Kirby has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson fails to pull guard.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kirby to keep the fight standing.
Kirby lands a body shot.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kirby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kirby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kirby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kirby.
Kirby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kirby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kirby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Kirby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Kirby lands with a light punch inside.
Kirby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirby misses with a punch to the body.
Kirby digs a right hand underneath Thompson's ribcage. Thompson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Kirby.
Kirby scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kirby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Thompson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kirby scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kirby.
Thompson is rocked!
Kirby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kirby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kirby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kirby lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirby throws a big uppercut that drops Thompson! More strikes from Kirby and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Thompson lies dazed against the cage as Kirby celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lani Kirby!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Falcone (ranked 1490 p4p, 207 weight class) and Ion Pascu (ranked 2324 p4p, 306 weight class). Falcone comes to the cage accompanied by I Will Be Heard. Pascu has chosen XXXTENTACION - Everybody Dies In Their Nightmares as his entrance music. Ion Pascu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Falcone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ion Pascu!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone motions for Pascu to come forward. Falcone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcone misses the target.
Pascu misses with a looping left.
Falcone appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Falcone misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Pascu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pascu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pascu gets a clinch.
Pascu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pascu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Falcone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pascu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falcone.
Falcone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pascu blocks the body kick.
Pascu throws the left hand but Falcone avoids the punch easily.
Pascu missing with a left hand there. Falcone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Falcone connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Ion Pascu has been cut.
Falcone misses with a body punch
and Pascu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcone slips under a jab.
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pascu unleashes a big counter combination but Falcone bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Falcone cracks Pascu with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pascu looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Falcone finish him?
Pascu is rocked!
Falcone misses with a straight right.
Pascu is still on wobbly legs! Can Falcone finish him?
Falcone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pascu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
and Falcone counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Pascu! He's just covering up as Falcone starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Falcone!
Anthony Falcone managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Shadow (ranked 4241 p4p, 504 weight class) and Bon Dones (ranked 1933 p4p, 294 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Shadow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bon Dones!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dones.
Dones lands a nice hook to Shadow's body. Shadow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dones scores with a jab to the body.
Shadow shoots for a takedown but Dones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've been hearing good reports from Shadow's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Shadow has a hand on Dones's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Dones takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Shadow is squirming around, avoiding Dones's attempts to control the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shadow slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Shadow gets full guard.
Shadow looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Dones is defending well. Shadow quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Dones has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Shadow celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chief Shadow!
Chief Shadow made sure to mention his sponsor, Woodshins' Ship in his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jhin Markell (ranked 998 p4p, 117 weight class) and Meatball Destroyer (ranked 1717 p4p, 198 weight class). Meatball Destroyer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jhin Markell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Meatball Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer lands a slapping body shot.
Markell loads up on a big right hand but Destroyer slips the punch.
Markell fails to land with a series of punches.
Destroyer blocks a jab.
Destroyer connects with a nice looking jab.
Decent striking displayed by Destroyer there.
Destroyer works the jab nicely.
Markell slips under a jab from Destroyer.
Meatball Destroyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Destroyer there.
Markell misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Destroyer. Beautiful body shot.
Destroyer slips a jab and a cross from Markell.
Destroyer lands a really nice looking cross but Markell seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Destroyer enables Markell to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Destroyer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Destroyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Markell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Destroyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Markell.
Markell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Markell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Destroyer pulls Markell in close to his closed guard and prevents Markell from doing any damage or advancing position.
Destroyer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Markell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Destroyer keeping moving, preventing Markell from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markell throws a strike but Destroyer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Markell working for a triangle but Destroyer defends it easily.
Markell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Destroyer being controlled here momentarily.
Destroyer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markell trying to control the position.
Markell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Markell is trying to keep Destroyer in close.
Destroyer has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Markell to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Destroyer is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Markell pulls down on the head and he's put Destroyer to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jhin Markell!
Jhin Markell retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Jhin Markell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Meatball Destroyer was interviewed post fight and said 'Organic Nutrition all the way'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy HeavyWeight (ranked 121 p4p, 14 weight class) and Pension Buckets (ranked 1602 p4p, 177 weight class). Buckets has chosen Candyman - Knockin' Boots as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Heavy HeavyWeight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Pension Buckets!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from HeavyWeight. Buckets does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buckets has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as HeavyWeight is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Buckets wants to clinch but HeavyWeight slips to the side
and HeavyWeight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buckets clinches up with HeavyWeight and pushes him back against the cage.
HeavyWeight lands a hook that snaps the head of Buckets backwards.
It looks like Pension Buckets has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Buckets just misses with a elbow thrown towards HeavyWeight's brow.
HeavyWeight lands a nice shot to the body.
Buckets throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from HeavyWeight.
Buckets using the Thai plumb to throw knees but HeavyWeight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
HeavyWeight lands a body punch in the clinch.
HeavyWeight is working Buckets over against the cage.
Buckets looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
HeavyWeight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
HeavyWeight lands a nice shot to the body.
Buckets misses with some punches.
HeavyWeight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buckets backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buckets throws an elbow but it misses.
HeavyWeight scores with a shot to the side of Buckets's head.
HeavyWeight scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by HeavyWeight.
HeavyWeight pushes Buckets back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
HeavyWeight drops Buckets onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Buckets is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Buckets is rocked!
HeavyWeight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buckets is still on wobbly legs! Can HeavyWeight finish him?
That has opened up Pension Buckets's cut even more.
HeavyWeight creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Buckets out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Heavy HeavyWeight!
Our winner, Heavy HeavyWeight, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Pension Buckets stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh, well that was stupid of me. Womp womp!'.
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